Damascus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
40
100
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.45M

The cost of living in Damascus is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7245th and 370th ($706 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Australia, respectively. Check Syria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7855th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sydney

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Damascus Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$25164

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863